Fact checks related to the employment rate, unemployment, pensions and the gender pay gap
Health
A BBC news bulletin claimed a recent rise in the number of people who are neither working nor looking for work is “largely because of long Covid”. But there are reasons to believe much of the rise is Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Digitally manipulated images designed to look like the government website have been shared hundreds of times online. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
When you look at people’s total pay—including bonuses—the most recent fall in real wages is not a record, although it is very large. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We look at the detail of the Conservative leadership candidate’s proposals for public sector pay, which she has now dropped after criticism. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Figures for the salary of rail workers mentioned by transport secretary Grant Shapps are not representative of those involved in the national rail strike. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Figures published by the ONS showing a 2.2% fall in earnings do not account for bonuses, although there are a number of different figures available. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
After Boris Johnson claimed at PMQs that 72,000 jobs have been delivered by Crossrail, we’ve looked at the numbers. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis is the latest cabinet minister to claim that employment is higher than before the pandemic, when it is not. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The claim that families are ‘£2,620 worse off’ does not account for any rises in wages or benefits, and is based on some cost estimates which are not reliable. Read
National Insurance is increasing, but so is the threshold for paying it, and how it affects working pensioners changes next year. Read
